Category: Tri-Town News
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After-school group aims to kick bullying to curb
BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer I n a perfect world, no person would be mean to another individual. People would be considerate of each other’s feelings and no one would have anxiety from stressful situations generated by the rude behavior of others. In other words, in a perfect world there would be no bullies. Since 2007,…
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Teen helps others deal with bullying
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer One young man in Marlboro is a knight in shining armor, a distinction that comes not only from his supporters, but also from Johnson & Johnson and the Rutgers University Athletic Department. Aidan Benavides, 13, is no stranger to bullying. Since the fourth grade, Aidan, who is in eighth grade, has…
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Solar energy facility gains OK in Howell
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— The Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment has unanimously approved preliminary and final site plans for a 17- megawatt solar energy facility to be constructed at the southwest corner of the intersection of Route 33 and Fairfield Road. Rock Solid Realty, the applicant, was granted a use variance for the…
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Matt “White Eagle” Clair (front, of the Mi’kmaq, and of Howell) performs a traditional dance during a pow-wow that was held at the Whispering Winds Equestrian Center in Howell on Oct. 15. The pow-wow was a gathering of Native American tribes to celebrate their traditions and to share them with the public. CLAIRE SHEPROW
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Funds for dog park approved
HOWELL— After several years of discussion, the Howell Township Council has unanimously approved the construction of a dog park in the municipality. The governing body took final action at its Oct. 4 meeting. An ordinance adopted by the council authorizes the use of $22,000 in reserve funds to build a dog park at Oak Glen…
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Scouts’ dinner will benefit residents of Moors Landing
Some areas of neighborhood in Howell are still recovering from effects of hurricane BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Cub Scout Pack 150 and Boy Scout Troop 150 of Howell will host a dinner on Oct. 23 to benefit residents of Moors Landing whose homes were damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene in late August.…
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Two residents charged with DWI
JACKSON — Apair of minor motor vehicle accidents resulted in charges being filed against two Jackson residents. No injuries were reported in either accident. On Sept. 28 at 9:45 a.m., police officers responded to an accident on Bennetts Mills Road. Police said Herbert A. Booth, 31, of Jackson, was arrested at the scene and transported…
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Red Ribbon Campaign to be marked in Ocean
Ocean County Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health, announced that the Red Ribbon Campaign will be held Oct. 23-31. “The Red Ribbon Campaign is the oldest and largest drug-prevention program in the United States, which reaches millions of young people every year,” Little said. “Red Ribbon Week…
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Plumsted to examine energy supply options
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A last-minute resolution added to the Oct. 5 Plumsted Township Committee meeting was unanimously passed by officials who called it an effort to lower monthly electrical bills for taxpayers. They said it was made possible by an 8-yearold piece of legislation. Mayor Ron Dancer discussed the benefits of energy aggregation…
